Several of the world's biggest rugby unions have banded together to pour cold water on the formation of the proposed R360 league.
The Rugby Championship could soon undergo a major shake-up, with organisers exploring a potential move to January or February as part of wider plans to align the global rugby calendar.
Springbok prop Thomas du Toit has reportedly turned down one of the biggest club contracts ever to return home and raise his young family.
South Africa remained the number-one ranked team in the world after clinching the Rugby Championship title with a tense 29-27 win over Argentina at Twickenham's Allianz Stadium on Saturday.
Despite some difficult results against the Springboks and Los Pumas, All Blacks coach Scott Robertson is happy with the development of his larger squad.
Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx said the achievement of winning back-to-back Rugby Championship titles had yet to sink in.